Amir AzimiBBC News Persian
EPAIran is no stranger to street protests, but several factors surrounding the current unrest make it very serious.
Monday marks the ninth day since…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Protests shake Iran at its weakest point in years
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IDF sources: Iran seeking to kill Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa
Iran is working together with additional hostile elements to assassinate Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, IDF sources warn. The warning was issued recently against the backdrop of the opening of contacts between Israel and Syria. It also comes…
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Iran’s leaders struggle to end protests, US action in Venezuela stokes fears
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Iran’s efforts to quell a wave of anti-government protests have been complicated by Donald Trump’s threat to intervene on their side, a warning firmly underlined by the subsequent U.S. capture of…
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Israel urges evacuation of two villages in southern Lebanon ahead of strike
CAIRO, Jan 5 (Reuters) – An Israeli military spokesperson issued on Monday an evacuation order for two villages in southern Lebanon ahead of a strike.
(Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammad Al GebalyEditing by Gareth Jones)
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Fire erupts at major dairy factory in northern Iran
A large pillar of smoke was seen rising from the Kalleh dairy factory in Amol, northern Iran, on Monday afternoon.This occurred after an explosion was reported in the area.Kalleh is one of the largest dairy producers in Iran.It is currently…
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Ban on media access to Gaza should stay in place, Israel tells High Court
Israel’s government has told the Supreme Court that a ban on international media access to Gaza should remain in place due to security risks in the enclave, according to a court submission.
Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, triggered…
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Venezuelan crisis unlikely to impact MENA crude exporters in short term
Oil prices inched up on Monday as global oversupply concerns outweighed output disruption fears over the upheaval in Venezuela.
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Russia loses ally in Venezuela but hopes to gain from Trump’s ‘Wild West’ realpolitik
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s capture by the United States has deprived Vladimir Putin of an ally and could increase U.S. “oil clout”, but Moscow is eying potential gains from President Donald…
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Dakar bike champion Sanders wins second stage to take lead
Australia’s defending Dakar Rally motorbike champion Daniel Sanders moved into the overall lead after winning Monday’s second stage in Saudi Arabia.
The 31-year-old covered the 518km route from Yanbu to Al Ula in 4hrs 13mins 37 seconds to cross…
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Iran claims arrest of Mossad agent as protests grow
Iranian authorities arrested an “affiliate of the Zionist regime’s espionage service (Mossad)” who was “identified and detained while acting covertly among rioters in Tehran,” the semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported on Sunday.The “Mossad…
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